Star · M2V
2MASSI J1117369+360936
2MASSI J1117369+360936 is a main-sequence star of spectral type M2V in the constellation Ursa Major, 123.5 light-years from the Sun.
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
|---|---|
| Distance | 123.5 light-years (37.9 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 21.25 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 18.36 |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3,210 K |
| Luminosity | 3.95 × 10⁻⁵ L☉ |
| Radius | 0.0203 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.075 M☉ (estimated) |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 11h 17m 36.9s |
| Declination (J2000) | +36° 09′ 36″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 7.5 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 21.25. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in March, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1902. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.2 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around 2MASSI J1117369+360936, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.72, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Sculptor. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 55192 6.15 light-years
- HIP 55251 11.4 light-years
- HIP 54028 14.2 light-years
- HIP 54614 14.3 light-years
- 2MASSW J1123556+412228 14.3 light-years
- HIP 56257 15.8 light-years
- HIP 54536 16.0 light-years
- HIP 56381 16.9 light-years
Position, brightness and colour from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue; temperature, luminosity, radius and mass are approximate values computed from these observations.